vintage patterns

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Finished dress and next new sewing project

I finished the dress, it was a very simple pattern to make and did not take long at all to sew. I love the way it turned out and will be adding it to my wardrobe, with some minor changes. For one I made it to short, don't know how that happened, but I guess I miss measured, duh! So, I will be making some side slits and wearing it as a tunic over creamy white leggings, pants or shorts.

It looks fab on Millie, but she is 5' 7" and a size 2, I pinned the dress on her to give it more definition, but I must say it does look good on me too, I'm just a tad larger than Millie ; )

She's got legs....

And, she is a runway model...

The important thing for me when making this dress was getting the pattern on the fabric placed where I liked it. See the uncut fabric and pattern I used here.

My next project will be this cotton dress. So the challenge here will be to see if I can make it with just 2 yards of fabric. The pattern is actually a full length nightgown. I picked up this fabric at Walmart for $2.00 a yard 100% cotton and was just thinking of making a blouse. So, if I can't turn it into a dress, it will be a blouse.

This is a mail order pattern from Sue Burnett 8458, mailed from San Francisco May 13th 1949, the fabric 100% cotton, dreamy.

Are you working on summer or winter fashions? I know my readers are from all over the world and the climates very from place to place, but summer is my favorite time of year for fashion. The Fall is my favorite for eating the bounty harvest. What is yours?

Great dress. I love the way the print moves diagonally across the midriff. It is not an easy thing working with this scale of print and you did it perfectly. Why not add a band to the hem if you aren't satisfied with the tunic idea? contrasting or not...an idea. talk soon.

Thanks Danielle and thanks for the suggestion, I'll give it a try with the bottom band and see how I like that, it may work or it may make my legs look chunkier, not sure until I see a visual, but I love the idea. When is a good time to call?

About Me

I love vintage and fashion! You can find me creating vintage reproduction dresses using one of my many vintage patterns and fabric from my enormousstash. Traveling is another love of mine and occasionally I post about some of the great trips we have taken, love taking photo of these trips. And in between my pastimes I'll be listing some lovely finds in my Etsy and Artfire shops and provide some warm and loving caregiving to my clients. Cheers!